Parenting With Heart And Humor
What is parental anxiety? Anxiety is a normal part of life, especially for parents. We get anxious about our finances, work, our kids, their health and a hundred other large and small things.However, sometimes we get so busy being anxious and worrying about the minutiae of life that we forget View Post
Talk to your kids about bullying: School is back in session. Old friendships will be rekindled, new ones formed. Most kids return to school with a healthy mix of excitement and hesitation. Parents everywhere share those same emotions. What will the new year bring? What triumphs? What trials? View Post
Starting to breastfeed can be overwhelming. Get these breastfeeding supplies and you will be off to a wonderful breastfeeding journey.As a mother of four who breastfed for a total of 90 months over the span of 10 years, I found that being prepared for the “unexpected” gave me an advantage when View Post
Where do you find your breastfeeding support? I recently reached out to YOU (aka my readers/ friends/ fellow moms) to hear the best breastfeeding advice you ever received… and now i have bundled this fantastic package of 67 estrogen-filled, supportive hugs into one big article! Bookmark View Post
Random Acts of Kindness for Kids “Mama, do you know what day it is on Wednesday?” Jansen, with his toothless grin looked at me with suspense in his voice. He’s our first grader. Our old soul. He’s the kid who gives me a well-timed hug when I am having a bad day or he picks yellow flowers on the View Post
New Medical Moms, Listen Up! I am the mother of four boys ages 8 and younger. One of our little ones is medically complex and was diagnosed a few days after his text-book-delivery via scheduled c-section. He spent the first two months fighting for his life in the PICU, in a medically induced coma View Post
Instead of a stress-filled New Year's eve, focus on your family and hygge! Get all the stress-free New Year's hygge ideas you need right here! Hygge at New Year's Can you believe another year is almost over? It seems like just yesterday we were ringing in the new year! This year, try something View Post
The women who often are overlooked on Mother's Day are the ones we should blame or thank for everything we hold dear. Celebrate your mother-in-law.This Mother’s Day (or any day of the year), take a few minutes to acknowledge and give thanks to the unsung heroes of motherhood. The women who often View Post
This post was written in collaboration with Explore, Discover and Grow and the Mom it Forward Influencer Network. I received compensation in return for my honest review of the Explore, Discover and Grow series. Every opinion stated in this post is 100% mine. Our Kids' Screen Time Consumption The View Post
How to Clean a Smelly Toilet When You Have Boys Boy moms, we have all been there, right?! You are walking down the hallway, picking up stray socks and underwear when suddenly you stop dead in your tracks! A putrid smell, a rank stench is lingering in your nose. It may just have singed your nose View Post
Thank you, Erin Condren for working with me on this collaboration. I received free product in return for my honest review. All opinions stated are 100% mine. How to be Happier and More Grateful in Life Did you know that healthier habits don’t have to start on January 1st?! I know, shocking, View Post
This post is sponsored by prAna. I received free clothes in return for my honest opinion about their product. All opinions stated here are 100% mine. We Need Hygge Clothes - NOW! Growing up in Denmark, we were told “there’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing,” which in View Post
This post is sponsored by Kodak Moments and SheKnows Media. Keeping long distance friendships fun and alive: “I miss my friends and Uncle Scott” were his muffled words as he cried big tears into the Star Wars pillow. His back shook with every sob and he refused to look at me. My heart shattered View Post
In Search of More Holiday Hygge and Less Stress A few years ago, I needed to read this article. Our little family of six went on our first Disney cruise just a few days before Christmas, along with my in-laws, my husband’s brother, his wife and their two girls. After the cruise, all 12 of us View Post